I had been told that Ted Harty with Immersion Freediving was the go to guy if I was ever interested in learning how to dive, but not being a diver (and I mean never diving) or a "professional" snorkeler (seriously only twice in my life) I never thought I would ever need a freediving instructor. Needless to say, when I was presented with the "opportunity" (please notice the punctuation) to take a private class it only made sense to take it from Ted, and now I truly understand how exceptional Ted truly is at teaching. Not only was the coursework extremely educational but Ted made it entertaining with personal stories, personal experiences and hands on training. Never would I have thought that the coursework would leave me wanting more and more knowledge about diving, how the body works and my number one priority how to dive safe and how to be a safe diving partner. Like I said above, I was not a diver at the beginning of this class, but Ted has so much patience (talking me through a panic attack just to even get my face in the water), he explained what he wanted me to do step by step and then would demonstrate it, by far the easiest way to learn. Ted never pushes you, it's on your schedule, your comfort level and when you're ready Ted is always right there with you. Ted gave me such confidence in myself and abilities that there are lessons I learned during this Immersion Freediving course that I will apply to my "above water life". I may not be the deepest diver, have the best, or any technique and still have a lot of learning to do, but Ted turned me into a freediver and now I am hooked. I can't wait to continue my diving education, increasing my depths, improving my technique and I guarantee I will be doing this only with Immersion Freediving and Mr. Ted Harty, no one else compares and I now understand why he is the best and will be my only recommendation to anyone wanting to learn to dive. Thank you Ted for truly being excited for what I accomplished over the course of five days, you made me feel awesome about myself and for opening up a whole new world to me. Your enthusiasm and passion for what you do is contagious and I look forward to working with you again. So stay tuned you have created a monster and I can honestly say if it wasn't for you I never would have had the "true dive" experience. Cheers to you and I will see you in the water chasing the most awesome feeling in the world. read more

I recently completed the November 2012 Intermediate Freediving course with Ted Harty at Immersion Freediving in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Previous to taking this course, I was diving 35-40ft depths comfortably and could do a 2 minute static breathhold. Since taking this course with Ted, I was able to complete an 85ft dive and 4'25'' static breathhold in the pool. Simply amazing! I never realized how important equalization was at these depths and Ted has a skype session with every student before the class starts. The class size is limited to only 5 students, which is a big reason I took this course over other courses offered. Ted is a terrific instructor and was always focused on everyones individual needs, providing that "one on one" attention. The classroom sessions focused on safety, techniques and physiology. Safety was also a part of every ocean session and I learned a great deal. I was not a safe diver prior to taking this course, but now have the knowledge to easily adjust my diving style. We had a lot of dive time in the ocean and even more fun! Ted's dive boat "Sink Faze" was very nice and comfortable and much better than dealing with a big charter dive boat. I am very happy I decided to take this course with Immersion Freediving and can't wait to get back out in the water for further ocean training with Ted. Jason Rice Longboat Key, FL read more

Wow, Tom, our son Robert and myself have completed the beginning Freediver course with Ted Harty at Immersion Freediving. Ted is a certified Performance Freediving International instructor. We took this course to improve our safety in the water. We, as a family, dive off shore in Eleuthera all through out the summer. We knew we needed to improve our safety but we did not know how bad we were. Ted has taught us how to rescue each other from a Loss of Motor Control to a full Black Out in the water at depth and on the surface. This will save our lives and those we dive with. During our class a fellow student had a Black Out at the surface. I, Maureen, was his safety. I saw it coming and was following Ted's safety procedures. Of course Ted took over and the student recovered just as Ted had instructed. It was amazing how easily a "Shallow water Black Out" can occur. It is also amazing that following the safety procedures changed this event from life theatening to just another day in the water. My question for all of our friends out there who dive....What would you have done? Would you have even been there? Prior to this course I would not have known exactly what to do or how to do it. I would also not have been there. PFI and Ted teach you ONE UP ONE DOWN and to be right beside your dive buddy as they come up. If you Freedive you need to take this course. I have always felt most comfortable at 10-15 feet and very uncomfortable at anything deeper. During this course I gradually became comfortable at 15-30 feet and my best dive was 45 feet. Robert made it to the course max depth at 66 feet. The PFI technique of using Frenzel to clear your ears, breathing up and the entry techniques coupled with the right equipment make all the difference. Getting comfortable at the depth you would like to dive to is great but LEARNING TO SAVE YOUR FAMILY IS FANTASTIC. Immersion Freediving is on Facebook. Check Ted Harty out. read more

I can't say enough positive things about Immersion Freediving's training sessions. Every day it seems there are more and more freedive instructors popping up around the country offering various courses of different levels, however Immersion freediving fills a large void by not just offering beginner and intermediate courses, but training sessions. As anybody who has taken a freediving class knows, they are packed full of info and have very little time for you to assimilate all the information and integrate it into the actual diving. By offering dedicated training sessions, certified divers can come out and work on all the little things they need to work on to improve their technique and their diving in a safe environment with an instructor. As always, Ted is diving with you on every dive, filming, safetying, and offering coaching tips and advice. It's not just the competitive and recreational freedivers who can take advantage of these sessions, but also spearfishermen & women who want to incorporate diving with a speargun with what they learned in the classes. I really appreciated Immersion's equipment rental. Flying in from New York I didn't need to stress about how to get weights, longfins, or even a freediving wetsuit on the plane. I just rented that from Ted. All in all it was another great experience diving with Immersion Freediving and I'm looking forward to my next trip ! read more